# NTSB Accident MIA90FA027
> **PIPER PA-23-250** · 1989-11-15 · PEMBROKE PINES, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA90FA027
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29835
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-11-15
- **Location:** PEMBROKE PINES, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 25.989418, -80.280891
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-23-250
- **Registration:** N15LH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FAILURE TO DETECT WATER AND CONTAMINATION (RESIDUE) IN THE FUEL.  CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: FAILURE OF THE PLT TO FEATHER THE PROPELLERS AND A FENCE IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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